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The scanner automatically designates each bank's first
channel as its priority channel. Follow these steps to se-
lect a different channel as the priority channel for a bank.
1. Press
MANUAL
.
2. Enter the channel number you want to select as the
priority channel, then press
MANUAL
again.
3. Hold down
PRI
until the scanner beeps twice.
P
appears to the left of the channel number.
4. Repeat Steps 2–3 for the channel in each bank you
want to program as a priority channel.
To turn on the priority feature, press
PRI
during scanning.
PRI
appears. Every 2 seconds the scanner checks the
priority channel in each bank that is turned on, starting
from the lowest to the highest-numbered priority chan-
nel.
To turn off the priority feature, press
PRI
.
PRI
disap-
pears.
Notes:
• The priority feature must be turned off to use the
data skip feature (see “Skipping Data Signals” on
Page 31).
• You can lock out priority channels. If you lock out all
priority channels,
P
ch
Loc
Out
appears when
you turn on the priority feature.
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